Carmen

Bizet's heroine is a real femme fatale. Carmen is a predatory female in the purest sense: she flirts with Don José, seduces him and breaks his heart by chatting up a toreador. Emotions run high in the provincial town. Jealously, feelings of revenge and a want for freedom determine the atmosphere. With hits such as Habanera and Les Toréadors, Bizet's Carmen is currently one of the most popular operas. At the première in 1875 the audience was shocked and stayed away. Now, Carmen is a global box-office hit and therefore a fitting close to the opera season.